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What's In Blue: DPRK

  • 9 December 2015

    Meeting on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

    Tomorrow afternoon (10 December), the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with briefings by High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and Under-Secretary-General... Tags: DPRK, Human Rights, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 3 March 2015

    Mandate Renewal of DPRK Panel of Experts and Panel Report

    Tomorrow morning (4 March), the Security Council will adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1718 Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee. The proposed text, which was put in blue yesterday, closely follows... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia, Sanctions

  • 19 December 2014

    Meeting on the Human Rights Situation in North Korea

    On Monday afternoon (22 December), the Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). This will be the first time that the situation in the DPRK is considered as a separate agenda item... Tags: DPRK, Human Rights, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 16 April 2014

    Arria-Formula Meeting with the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

    Tomorrow afternoon (17 April), Australia, France and the US have convened an Arria formula meeting with the members of the commission of inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) established by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 27 March 2014

    Consultations and Possible Response to DPRK (North Korea) Launching Missiles

    This afternoon during informal consultations, Security Council members are scheduled to discuss a possible response to the 26 March launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of two medium-range Rodong ballistic missiles into the East Sea, between the... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Arms Control and Disarmament, Insights on Asia

  • 30 May 2013

    Meeting of the 1718 DPRK Sanctions Committee

    Tomorrow afternoon (Friday, 31 May), the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee will meet to discuss the latest report from the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the Committee. (On 7 March, almost four months in advance of... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia, Sanctions Committee

  • 6 March 2013

    DPRK (North Korea): Adoption of New Sanctions Resolution

    Tomorrow morning, 7 March, the Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution that will tighten some of the existing sanctions provisions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and impose additional measures in response to its 12 February nuclear... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Arms Control and Disarmament

  • 22 January 2013

    DPRK Resolution Adoption

    The Security Council seems set to adopt a resolution today (22 January) at 3pm responding to the missile launch of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 12 December 2012. In remarks to the press on behalf of Council... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia, Sanctions

  • 13 April 2012

    Council Meeting on DPRK Rocket Launch

    Council members are scheduled to meet this morning (13 April) in consultations to discuss the launch of a rocket by the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 12 April. There appears to be general agreement that launching the rocket,... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Arms Control and Disarmament

  • 9 June 2011

    Renewal of Iran and DPRK Sanctions Panel of Experts

    The mandates for the Iran and DRPK sanctions committees experts expire on 9 and 12 June respectively. Council members at expert level have been negotiating resolutions renewing the mandate of these two panel of experts and expected to adopt them... Tags: 1929 Sanctions Committee, DPRK, Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iran, Panel of Experts

  • 10 May 2011

    Insights on Iran and DPRK (North Korea) Sanctions

    It seems the panel of experts that assists the Iran sanctions committee circulated its final report to Council members on Saturday 7 May. The report was due to the Council 30 days before the expiry of the panel’s mandate on... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Arms Control and Disarmament, Iran, Panel of Experts, Sanctions

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